Posted by michael on April 9, 2000, at 5:43:48
In reply to Dagnabit! Noa beat me to it ... (again), posted by bob on April 8, 2000, at 22:56:46
> Well, harry, I **was** going to give you this wonderful new bit of advice ...
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> Go to the gun store. Bring your 12 gauge and all your shells. And anything else in the firearms category for that matter (you don't have any explosives? Napalm? Weapons of Mass Destruction? Nuclear Devices? ... the bigger the bang, the more polite the name).
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> And sell them.
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> Then go and buy yourself some ice cream. Or do something impulsive and fun with the money.
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> You know you can do this -- just motivate, man. How else can you possibly give Saint James the kick in the butt he so deservedly needs to make sure he follows through on that echo cardiogram?
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> We need you around here, harry -- c'mon and help the rest of us be selfish on this, okay?
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> hang tough,
> bobHey Harry,
It's me agian, and unfortuantely, still no great words of wisdom to share - If I had 'em, believe me, I'd spread 'em around.
On the less deep, more practical side - I have to admit, my first thought when I wrote you last time was in the same vein as what bob & noa said...
You scared me a bit with the 12 guage comment, and I really wanted to say "Harry, you don't need one of those around the house - none of us do... but especially those of us who fight these kinds of battles" (NO pun intended! - believe it or not)
I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I think bob's right, ice cream is a much, MUCH better idea!
You're obviously an adult, and gonna do whaterver you want, w/respect to the gun, but personally, I wish you'd trade it in for several gallons - I'd recommend custard though, it's richer, and worse for you, but I like the taste better (and I think you will too)...
Honestly Harry, I hope you'll think about it seriously. If not ice cream or custard, go w/cd's, or whatever...
All kidding aside, we don't mean to meddle and tell you what to do, but then again, I guess we do. Believe it or not, it's not an anti-NRA plot, we just care about you!
I hope I don't sound too glib - it's late, and past my bedtime, but honestly... seriously, I hope you'll think about it.
If you've got as diverse a bunch of guys as bob, noa and me thinking along the same lines, there might actually be something to it.
Hope I don't sound too goofy, Harry, like I said - it's way past my bedtime, but I hope you'll think about what we've said... If you want to compromise, skip what bob said about the napalm - keep that, but ditch the 12 gauge.
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